40 Hazel Avenue, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5AX

40 Hazel Avenue is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sutton Coldfield (B73 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the 16th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2012. Between certificates, main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 197.7% above the 1999 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 49% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.